Chapter 119: Visitation
They arranged every day like this, and their lives were regular and fulfilling, and soon the day passed.
Du Juan thought about meeting her new father-in-law who had never met before, thinking that the first time they met, she should always bring some good things to the other party.
So, after finishing the housework that day, Comrade Shui Chaochao sent away to study, Du Juan planned to go into the mountains.
instructed the eldest Kong Lingxu, and Du Juan carried the back basket into the mountain with the sack.
This time, she planned to go into the mountain in a different direction to see if she could make any extras.
Don't say it, Du Juan really let her get a good thing this time, and it's something she once remembered.
Looking at the endless reeds in front of her and the flock of wild ducks flying in a daze, Du Juan felt that she must be the heroine described in the rebirth of the novel in her previous life.
Quickly swept down the mountain, Du Juan rushed into the reeds, and suddenly raised a piece of eiderdown mixed with reed flowers. It is the thinnest and softest part under the wings of the wild duck, which is the best part to make down jackets and duvets.
"Duck eggs!" Du Juan stared at a nest of wild duck eggs that were almost broken by her foot, which suddenly made her overjoyed, her salted duck eggs and Songhua eggs could finally be operated.
The place is not very far from the camp, just over two large mountains, but it is hidden by tall and lush trees, and it is easy to overlook.
Especially the road is difficult to walk, there are lush and crazy thorns everywhere, and she flies directly from the thorns.
Without further ado, Du Juan would not have the time to think about it, she shot like lightning to collect the eiderdown everywhere. By the way, I also picked up the eye-catching duck eggs into the back basket, and tried to pick the big double yellow ones.
Maybe no one has asked for a long time here, and the silver light that leaps up can be seen in the large and small lakes at any time, and the wild ducks have the supply of fish and shrimp in these lakes, all of them are fat and strong, and the duck eggs are mostly double yolk eggs, which is cheap Comrade Du Juan.
Fortunately, Du Juan is not the kind of person who rushes to kill, she has picked up enough duck eggs. After two sacks of fluff naturally falling from the wild ducks, he beat a few fat adult ducks, and planned to go home with a smile.
Anyway, she will come back to this place, and the two sacks of eiderdown in her hand are not enough.
"Mom. I am back. Du Juan shouted before she entered the house.
"Hey, didn't you say you were going to go all day, why was it so fast, was there some accident? Is there anything wrong with people? Lu Xiaolin was sitting under the eaves blowing the warm breeze, chatting with the children playing in the yard by the way.
"Mom. Don't worry, I didn't do anything, I just found something and came back. Du Juan stepped forward and patted Lu Xiaolin's hand and comforted.
"Duck, aunt, can we eat duck meat at night?" Yan Yonghui asked with a snort.
"Of course, my aunt will kill the duck in a while, and let's roast and eat a stewed duck soup." Du Juan patted the little guy's head with a smile, she could see that this kid likes to eat, and it is really similar to the hobby of the second brother-in-law. It is worthy of father and son.
"Oh yes, aunt, you're so nice, I'll help you pluck duck feathers later." Yan Yonghui cheered, he felt that the decision to stay at his uncle's house was too right, and his aunt not only made delicious dishes, but also often cooked some meals that he had never seen, let alone eaten.
"What's the use of you kid, there's a big cousin here, you go and play." Kong Lingxu took Yan Yonghui by the collar and threw him away, and took the duck in Du Juan's hand. I found a basket to cover it first.
"Auntie, what's in the sack, why does it look bulging, but the weight is not heavy." Kong Lingqian originally wanted to show that he had a lot of strength. I didn't expect that when I mentioned the sack, the weight and volume were completely wrong?
"Huh...... This is my aunt's biggest gain today. As soon as Du Juan said this, everyone's curiosity was immediately raised, even Lu Xiaolin was no exception, and she listened with her head down.
"Mom, what do you think of the warmth of cotton?" Du Juan did not directly announce the answer. First, I asked an irrelevant question.
"Cotton?" Lu Xiaolin was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile, "The contents of your bag can't be cotton, right?" ”
"No, but it's warmer than cotton." Du Juan smiled and said, "You've all seen ducks." Pointing to the duck that was covered in the basket by Kong Lingxu, he continued to speak, "In our hometown, no matter how cold it is, as long as the river is not frozen, the ducks have to go to the water to paddle a few, prick a few fierce children, and eat some small fish and shrimp in their mouths." ”
"But why does a duck dare to paddle in the river in the winter, it is its feathers." Du Juan opened the opening of the sack as she spoke, and there was a pile of gray-white fine duck down inside, "You put your hands in it and try it." ”
Everyone tried, and then Du Juan continued to ask, "How does it feel?" Did that hand sweat after a while? ”
"Hmm!" Everyone nodded.
"It's soft, much softer than cotton." Lu Xiaolin was still holding a ball of eiderdown in her hand, and tried it in her hand repeatedly, "You want to use it instead of cotton?" ”
"It's still my mother who is smart, that's what I mean." Du Juan patted the sycophants first, and then said with a smile, "I want to use it instead of cotton, it's because the weight of the cotton quilt in winter is too heavy, and it always makes me feel breathless when it is covered on my body." But if you change to lightweight duck down, which is warm but not heavy, isn't it a double win? ”
"There's another important reason, I think so." Du Juan's expression was a little strict, and everyone smiled and listened carefully, "Dad's winter must be difficult, but we can't make new cotton jackets and new cotton for Dad, if we really do that, it will definitely bring trouble to Dad." ”
"So, I want to use duck down to make padded jackets for my dad, and I will also find some ones on the outside of the padded jacket that don't look very eye-catching, and then put a few patches on them, so that they are not eye-catching, but they are no worse than cotton in terms of warmth." Du Juan wanted to make down jackets for a long time, but she couldn't find enough down.
"It's hard for you, kid." Lu Xiaolin beckoned Du Juan over, hugged her, patted her back, and felt relieved.
So for a long time in the future, except for Lu Xiaolin, who had bad eyes, everyone else mobilized.
In order to make enough down jackets for everyone to wear before winter, Du Juan ran to the reeds twice a day.
Then the family, under the leadership of Kong Lingxu, disinfected the duck down and handed over the work of turning and drying the duck down to the children.
On this day, Lin Aijun finally arranged the work at hand, and squeezed out two days to take Du Juan and two large bags of food to visit his father Lin Shaopeng.
"Eldest sister, second sister." Lin Aijun stopped the bicycle, and Du Juan got off the front gear. It's not that she doesn't do the back, but that she has a lot of things tied to Lin Shaopeng in the back seat.
"What did you bring, and you weren't afraid of bad on a hot day?" Lin Aifen saw something tied to her younger brother's back seat, and her younger brother and sister were still holding a big bag in their hands. I'm so curious about her.
"While riding, it is best to be able to go to the town over there at night, otherwise it is not safe to ride a bicycle in the dark." Lin Aifang was also curious, but she wanted to use this time to spend more time with her father.
The two sisters of the Lin family used to take time to visit their father, but they didn't stay long. Take care of your father's health, leave some food for him, and he will come back the same day. Like this time, it's the first time I've taken a day and a half off to visit.
"Listen to the second sister."
So Du Juan climbed into the front gear of the bicycle again and sat down, and Lin Aijun began to slowly pedal the car.
It's not a day off, there are basically no pedestrians on the road, and the two bicycles ride side by side, so it's convenient for everyone to talk.
"I pickled some salted duck eggs for my dad and made some pine eggs, but I couldn't eat them right away. I'll have to wait another twenty days. Du Juan held a cloth bag in both hands, which were full of canned fruits that were difficult to transport, "There are also canned food, there are more canned fish and meat, but I also prepared some sweet and sour garlic for Dad, this thing has the effect of repelling insects, preventing colds, preventing wound infection, etc., I think Dad, they should like to eat." "Of course, there are also a few bottles of her self-governing pickles, which are easy to keep anyway.
"It's hard work brother and sister." Lin Aifen said with relief, "Dad must be overjoyed to see you." ”
Several people came to the nearest town to Lin Shaopeng before dark, where there was only one guest house. Therefore, everyone has no choice, it is this night whether it is dirty or not.
Lin Aijun was okay this night, he was out on the march and fighting. If you are tired and sleepy, you will be solved by lying on the spot. But Du Juan can't, she has never been treated like this in her two lives. Therefore, after getting up in the morning, Lin Aijun happened for the first time that someone was a little listless.
"Didn't sleep well at night!" Lin Aijun called hot water and called Du Juan, who had not woken up yet, with her head down, "Is there still anything uncomfortable?" Don't hide it. ”
"I didn't ...... It's just a little sleepy. Du Juan yawned and rubbed her eyes vigorously, "You wash it first, I'll do my work, otherwise I'll go to see my dad in my state, and my dad won't like me." ”
"What nonsense, you are my daughter-in-law, he will definitely like it." Lin Aijun glared, but he still consciously looked out for Du Juan, for fear that the two sisters next door would suddenly break in, which would be a bad thing.
Half an hour later, Du Juan finally regained her usual appearance. After a simple breakfast, a few people pushed their bicycles and set off again.
The rest of the road is not easy to walk, and it is mostly mountainous. When they actually arrived at the ground, it was eight o'clock in the morning.
"Comrade, I'll look at someone, can I make it convenient?" Lin Aifen skillfully took out a pack of cigarettes from her shoulder bag and gave it to the other party, and the other party raised her eyes and looked at the few people standing together without speaking.
Lin Aijun saw this situation and felt that something might be bad, and when he was about to step forward to say something, Du Juan pulled his clothes, handed him a pack of cigarettes, raised his chin and pointed at the man, meaning that he would give him another pack.
The man probably felt that there were too many people on their side, and a pack of cigarettes was not enough for so many people to visit.
Sure enough, after Lin Aijun stepped forward and stuffed another pack of cigarettes to the other party, the other party finally took out a notebook slowly, asked them to register, and then waved their hands to let them in without saying anything.
"This man's nails are so deep, it's not enough to give him one pack, two more packs." Lin Aifang said with some indignation, every time she came to see her father, she would be with her eldest sister, so that she could save a pack of cigarettes. But just like that, they can come and see it once a month, because the smoke is not easy to make.
"Why do my younger siblings carry cigarettes?" Lin Aifen was a little curious, because she knew that her brother was a non-smoker, and she had not seen him smoke at home.
"It's hard to do, and it's hard to do anything." Du Juan said lightly, she was going to smoke because she saw men in her previous life who would first give each other a stick before talking about things, and then start talking, as if this could shorten the distance between the two parties.
"Eldest sister, do you know who is in charge here?" Lin Aijun suddenly asked, he discussed this matter with Du Juan. After all, his father came here to work and reform, and he definitely didn't have much time to meet and talk to them.
"What?" Lin Aifen was surprised.
"Find him to give more time to Dad." Lin Aijun replied very crisply.
"Then you come with me." Lin Aifen turned a corner, "But I don't know if it's useful or not." ”
"Gotta try." Lin Aijun said lightly, "I heard you say that Dad doesn't have to criticize and fight here, and he doesn't have to report to anyone every day, so I think that Dad coming here may be a form of protection from above." If I guessed it, then the steward would have approved it. ”
Lin Aifen and Lin Aifang, when they heard it, really felt that what Lin Aijun said was reasonable, except for the fact that he needed to work every day and the conditions of his residence were poor, there was really nothing else.
"What are you looking for me?" Yang Weidong was about to open the door to inspect the forest farm, when he saw several male and female comrades walking towards him.
"Comrade, we are here to visit Lin Shaopeng, and we are his family." Lin Aijun handed the other party a cloth bag as he spoke.
The other party naturally took it, opened it and looked inside, and then said very happily, "You go to his house and wait, I'll help you call someone, but you are not allowed to stay overnight." ”
"Okay, thank you, comrade."
Yang Weidong turned around and entered the house, and hid the cloth bag in his hand with a happy eyebrow, which is a good thing, there is a big front door, and several bottles of canned fruit, a pack of white rabbit toffee, he decided, he will go to the future mother-in-law's house at night, there are these things, and I am afraid that my daughter-in-law will not get it.
Of course, Yang Weidong promised Lin Aijun that he didn't forget them. He can climb to the current position, and he can't get up without a mind to judge the situation.
Don't look at the bad old men in the forest farm, they are all big people, and they may go back at some point. He didn't say to wait well, but he didn't dare to offend.
"Brother, what did you just give that person, I can't hide the smile in his eyes." Lin Aifang really saw the abilities of her younger brothers and sisters today, the two of them did not seem to be from the countryside at all, but gave her the feeling that she had received a high-level education and seen the world.
"It's all prepared by Xiaojuan, and I don't know what's inside." But this did not hinder the tacit understanding between the young couple, Du Juan handed Lin Aijun something, and he knew what she wanted him to do.
"There wasn't much, a big front door, a couple of bottles of canned fruit, and a packet of toffee."
(To be continued.) )
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